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Magical Midlife Battle by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe eighth book in the Wall Street Journal Bestselling series.It has all come down to this. The battle to save Kingsley’s pack, and Austin’s place of birth, is upon them. They have their team, they have their supplies, and they have a very nerve-wracking secret weapon that Edgar devised.They aren’t even close to ready.If they lose this battle, every shifter in the world will be in jeopardy...Categorized as:
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The Red Winter by Henry H. Neff
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAn inventive and action-packed mix of fantasy, science fiction, and mythology, all in a realistic contemporary setting. Rowan has won a battle, but not the war. With proper allies, Rowan’s armies could storm the demon stronghold, capture its ruler, and end the reign of demonkind. But while nations clash, a greater struggle lies elsewhere...Categorized as:
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An Immortal's Pain by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe moment you let your guard down and think you’ve got a handle on life—you jinx it.I bust my butt on the daily, smoothing the rough edges after moving in with the boyfriend, making amends to angry empowered ones, and patching things up with hostile in-laws. Things are good on the home front with my job, family, and friends. I’ve got this, right?Wrong...Categorized as:
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Mother of Learning 1 by Domagoj Kurmaić, Nobody103
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsZorian Kazinski has all the time in the world to get stronger, and he plans on taking full advantage of it.A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy...Categorized as:
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Legend by Shayne Silvers
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNATE TEMPLE HAS HOLES IN HIS SOUL, BOTH IMAGINED AND REAL…And the only way to patch his soul back together is to go back to where it all began. To where he began. To where a Manling was born…To a dangerous boy named Wylde.Because to have any hope at standing against Mordred—to save Camelot and St. Louis alike—he must learn what it means to be a Catalyst...Categorized as:
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The Maelstrom: Book Four of the Tapestry by Henry H. Neff, Jeff Woodman
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe world is at the brink of ruin . . . or is it salvation? Astaroth has been weakened, and the demon Prusias is taking full advantage of the situation to create an empire of his own. His formidable armies are on the move, and Rowan is in their sights. Rowan must rely on Max McDaniels and David Menlo and hope that their combined powers can stop Prusias's war machine before it's too late... -
A Witch’s Revenge by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Growing up with five older brothers taught me how to take a hit. Lucky for me because the hits I take as a druid make me yearn for the good old days of sucker-punches, rope burn, and steamroller.There’s no turning back and honestly—I wouldn’t if I could... -
The Dragon Twins by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMagic. Romance. Adventure. And twists you’ll never see coming.According to legend, twin sisters Gemma and Mira are descended from witches. But they’ve never been able to use magic.On their seventeenth birthday, everything changes. They’re gifted with power over the elements, and right after receiving their magic, they’re tracked down and attacked by an ancient monster...Categorized as:
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A Dragon's Dare by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLife is a balance—at least that’s what I’m told by people smarter than me.Try as I might to spend quality time with Sloan, family, friends, and companion animals my magnet of mayhem often has other ideas.Adulting is hard.So when I move an adolescent dragon into my backyard why don’t I anticipate the craziness that will ensue?Maybe Sloan’s right and I am ridiculous.I like to think I’m an optimist...Categorized as:
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A Fated Bond by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMagic, dragons, elves, and vampires are my new normal. At any point, I might get attacked by an angry book, be on the shit-list for forgetting to hook up my battle bear’s keg, or get called to investigate a gruesome magical murder.And how cool is that?Well… the investigating part, not so much the murder... -
A God’s Mistake by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWe all make mistakes, but for most of us we die and they’re forgotten—not so if you’re immortal.For gods and immortals, grudges live forever.One moment of poor judgment, a lack of understanding, or simply being oblivious to what’s going on around you can elevate you to the top of someone’s to-do list.Be careful who you piss off...Categorized as:
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A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.Since being marked as the heir apparent I’ve been stabbed, kidnapped, black-listed, tortured, targeted, and accused of being the cause of pretty much every magical mishap that’s hit the streets of Toronto.To some, I’m a nuisance, to others a curiosity, and others still—a problem to be eliminated.Whatevs, haters gotta hate...Categorized as:
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Driven by Destiny by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsArwen Forester is on a quest to remove her dark-elven tattoo and get her mother’s evil people out of her life forever. The last thing she wants is for them to magically manipulate her into betraying Azerdash Starblade, the half-dragon refugee she has feelings for...Categorized as:
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Kiss of the Dragon by Nicola Claire
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"You do realise," he whispered, his hand reaching up to brush my hair from my face. He began twining a strand around one of his fingers. "That you are my most magnificent obsession." Magnificent obsession. I think I liked that. I certainly understood it. He was mine too.The explosive conclusion to the Kindred Series... -
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Year of the Chameleon 3 by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsYou Don’t Choose the Academy. The Academy Chooses You.Broken, bruised, and battered beyond anything else, I’ve survived what I shouldn’t have. But my day isn’t done yet. We finally have the key to stopping Frost—literally. Even if we don’t know how to use it...Categorized as:
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City of Blood by Jocelynn Drake
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Final ConfrontationCaelan is done being a pawn of the gods.He’s been herded and molded by the liars and manipulators.He’s put the lives of his family in danger again and again.And he is done.It’s time to face the mad Goddess of the Hunt in the last place any of them want to go—the Ordas.If they’re lucky, the special assistance he’s called in will arrive in time... -
Lynchpin by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Alex, and I am a werewolf. As a boy, I was trapped halfway between human and wolf. Rylee rescued me and I became the first outcast to join her pack. In the Battle Against Orion, I sacrificed my life for hers and became the pillar which holds the Veil separating the human world and the supernatural world, closed...Categorized as:
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Void by Garon Whited
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEric knows it's not easy, being King. Fortunately, he has a Queen for that. Eric--or King Halar, or Vlad, or any number of aliases--doesn't want to be bothered. It's hard to pin down what he does want, if anything. He lives a quiet life, almost a solitary one, mourning in his own way for the loss of someone dear. His quiet solitude can't go on forever... -
Accepted by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJulie barely made it out of the sewers alive, and her Yeti woes aren’t over yet.The IA investigation into the incursion at OPMA HQ bring Julie into contact with a trio of paras whose snark is only outmatched by their desire to meddle in Julie’s life...Categorized as:
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Power of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe battle is on.There's good news and bad news. The good news is I'm still alive. The bad news is that three deadly titans want to destroy the world, and they're more powerful than ever. Oh, and I have to stop them. I get my chance when they demand I fight them in their stronghold. Too bad I have no clue how to defeat them... -
Portal Guardians by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00AH2B9AG.NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 7 in the YA Urban Fantasy WAR OF THE FAE Series. [Formerly titled Clash of the Otherworlds, Book 3] The fae assigned by the council —shadowed by Jayne the elemental and Spike the incubus— journey to the Otherworlds, seeking the portal guardians... -
Between the Realms by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B009ZMXVA0.NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 6 in the YA Urban Fantasy WAR OF THE FAE Series. [Formerly titled Clash of the Otherworlds, Book 2] Jayne Sparks Blackthorn continues her journey as a changeling member of the Fae living in the Green Forest... -
Shadow Reaper by Isla Frost
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDon't miss this epic conclusion to the internationally bestselling academy series. Life magic is abundant in Nova's world. But it might just take death magic to save it.Nova has sworn she will use every ounce of her wildcard power to bring down the worlds-destroying enemy that has gone undefeated for one hundred and fifty years...Categorized as:
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The Faerie Plague by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZombies. The fae realm is overrun with ZOMBIES.Against all odds, I mastered the magic gifted to me by the gods and won the Faerie Games—a twisted, televised game to the death.After winning the Games, I was supposed to be free to return home to Earth. But that was a lie.Now a deadly plague is rampaging the realm. The Otherworld is dying, and I might have the power to save it... -
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Chosen by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Dangerous PathAlex knew choosing the path of the lone wolf wouldn’t be easy, but challenging Jaze Carso for the chance to bring the Werewolf Academy to the public would prove to be much harder.˃˃˃ Is the Sacrifice Worth It?Alex has to decide how far he is willing to go to give werewolves the life he has fought for... -
Never Say Never To A Dragon by T.R. Cameron, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Aisling Keane and her mechanical Dragon partner, Shimmer survive her promotion to field agent?It’s what she’s wanted since joining Dragonfly. The chance to show her skills in the field. She didn’t realize it would involve leaping out of a perfectly good airplane, masquerading as a model for a catering company, or taking part in an all-out assault on a defended position... -
Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsForgot to feed your goldfish before your untimely demise? Need to jot down a will? Say a goodbye? See the Grand Canyon? Then come visit us at The Body Shop, where unfinished business is our business.Mary Frances Talbot—Frankie—is a necromancer, probably. Hard to say since she never met her parents. She can see the dead, talk to the dead, and a few other things that aren’t strictly legal...Categorized as:
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Cast in Wisdom by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSOMETHING IS WAKINGThe fiefs that exist at the heart of the city of Elantra are home to sentient Towers that guard the world against the incursion of Shadow. But between the fiefs exists the gray world of the border zone. In it, geography changes between one passage across a border and the next. The rules of magic are different there—and yet somehow familiar to Kaylin Neya...Categorized as:
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Knightfall by Garon Whited
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's not easy, being King. You can't always rule a kingdom and still do what needs to be done. Eric--or King Halar, also known as the Demon King--has more than enough problems without the crown. But quitting the job of King isn't easy, either--unless you want to be beheaded. Most people regard that as an unsatisfactory way to quit. Even vampire lords tend to be cautious about guillotines... -
Elemental Soul by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTime is running out... It's the calm before the storm, and Sam knows Dionysus is coming for her. Spirit is the only way to defeat him—the one Element she hasn't mastered... -
Shifter In The Swamp by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDo you want to be a Bounty Hunter? Class is now in session at the Academy of Necessary Magic.Amanda Coulier is a young shifter and ward of one of the greatest bounty hunters of all time.But Johnny Walker is better with hound dogs than young girls. Especially the kind who can grow fur and fangs and rip out your throat in the middle of teenage angst...Categorized as:
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Blood of Dragons by Olivia Ash
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the dragon vessel, pretty much everyone wants me either locked up or dead. The magic I possess—the magic I’m quickly mastering—it can destroy whole cities. Start wars. Change the tides of a battle. Dragon families are run like the mob—and all seven dragon Bosses want to meet me. Oh joy. But out of the shadows comes a new threat—a fighter who reminds me of my mentor...Categorized as:
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Drafted by Renée Jaggér, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulie Meadows is down on her luck when she receives an e-mail drafting her into the Official Para-Military Agency.She didn’t expect “para” to mean paranormal. Her partner is an Aether Elf prince, her boss is a Were…something, and the IT department is staffed by literal trolls...Categorized as:
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Shattered Pack by Aileen Erin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestselling Author Aileen ErinMeredith Molloney never thought she’d find a mate, let alone someone like Donovan Murry—one of the most powerful Alpha werewolves alive. Now that she’s no longer cursed and the evil Luciana Alvarez has been taken care of, she thinks life will finally settle down. Boy, she has never been so wrong... -
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Cast in Ruin by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSeven corpses are discovered in the streets of a Dragon's fief. All identical, down to their clothing.Kaylin Neya is assigned to discover who they were, who killed them—and why. Is the evil lurking at the borders of Elantra preparing to cross over?At least the investigation delays her meeting with the Dragon Emperor...Categorized as:
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Cast in Flight by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara returns to the city of Elantra with a thrilling tale rife with ancient magic, assassination attempts and political intrigue. Private Kaylin Neya already has Dragons and Barrani as roommates. Adding one injured, flightless Aerian to her household should be trivial...Categorized as:
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Magitech Rises by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnly a few dragonriders exist. Only five dragon eggs are left in the world. After they are gone, dragons and riders will be gone forever. Unless one woman can change everything. The only problem is that Sophia Beaufont doesn’t know what to do. Magitech is seeking to ruin the world. Everything hangs in the balance and not even Mother Nature can fix things...Categorized as:
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Cast in Flame by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAny day that starts with dragon arguments is going to be bad Kaylin returned from the West March in one piece. Now that piece is fraying. She's not at home in the Imperial Palace—and she never intends to be. All she wants is normal garden-variety criminals and a place of her own. Of course, normal in her new life involves a dragon as a roommate, but she can handle that...Categorized as:
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WarMage: Unrelenting by Martha Carr, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaven Alby is graduating from her first year at Fowler Academy. There are parties and dates with William and a long summer with friends, just like any other teenager with a large dragon.Until a letter arrives from her grandfather.Magic is returning to Brighton. But not everyone is ready to handle it.It’s a race against the fear spreading through Lomberdoon...Categorized as:
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Steel Dragon 4 by Kevin McLaughlin, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe mages push Earth closer to a war that no one can win. Kristen and her team are all that stands between them and the utter annihilation of everyone she loves.But the mages may not be the worst threat she has to face! In the shadows, someone lurks, manipulating others for his own gain.The Mage assassins are no longer content to hide in the shadows...Categorized as:
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A Witch Apart by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust follow the clues across the map… Find your family – dead or alive? Lily makes a magical deal and books passage to Europe on a shipping freighter in pursuit of her missing mother...Categorized as:
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New Egypt: The Revelations of Oriceran by Sarah Noffke, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter a century, magic’s greatest enemy has returned—Vampires. Queen Azure sets off on a world tour of Oriceran, thinking she’ll strengthen relations with neighboring kingdoms. On her first stop in New Egypt she finds something chilling. People all over the kingdom are being bitten, many of them turned... -
White Knight by Mary Rundle, Nick J. Russo
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Blackwood Pack saga continues…This is part of an ongoing series by Amazon international best-selling author Mary Rundle. Catching up on previous titles is advised. Listeners of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best - caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere... -
Time Shift: Kitsune and Shaman novel by J.L. Weil
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe must leave her life behind to keep those she loves safe. Like most sane people, Karina Lang believed the idea of another world was only a thing in the movies. So not true. The Second Moon is full of inconceivable people, including herself. She is a Kitsune...Categorized as:
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Trial By Fire by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter a brief visit to the Blighted Lands, in hopes of recovering something useful from Shadye’s Dark Fortress, Emily returns to Whitehall for her fourth year, bracing herself for the exams that will determine her future. But as she resumes her education, she discovers that the shadows of the past are hanging over the school...Categorized as:
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My Name is Alison by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat’s stronger than magic itself? A Brownstone with a mission. Brownstone Security continues cleansing Seattle’s magical mobster underbelly while Alison draws strength from her trusted circle as she fights off the virus draining her powers. She uncovers the smuggling of magical pets and the harmful side effects of testing savage spells on humans and still has time to chase down her enemies...Categorized as:
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Elemental Storm by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets are like our past. They always come back to screw up our future. As the French Quarter drags into the Summer heat, Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne makes plans for her future, which includes getting through her imposed stint as a Cleric and pinning down a date for her wedding... -
City of Secrets by Sonya Bateman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The enemy of my enemy should be left the hell alone." A creatively violent killer who's clearly not human is targeting Milus Dei members, and Gideon Black isn't exactly sure he should stop it...Categorized as:
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Lightfoot by Joe Kuster
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife as a plaything of the divines is harder than it sounds.As one of the downtrodden in Eden’s Meadow, TJ has led a life of scraping by as best he could. With little more to his name than a winning smile, his life takes a turn for the interesting as he befriends Serina, a rebellious young woman among the god-like Devas that control his realm...Categorized as:
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Summer of Frost by L.P. Dover
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Land of the Fae is strong with all four courts banded as one, but uncertainty still remains as they all work together to end the dark sorcerer’s evil reign. Sorcha—the one and only Winter Court princess—has a secret, a secret that she has enjoyed keeping for the past six months...Categorized as:
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